Capcom reduces fiscal forecast due to Lost Planet 2 shortfall
Capcom has adjusted its earnings outlook for the current fiscal year, ending March 31, 2011. Despite some promising sales numbers in Japan from
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes and the Japan-only
Monster Hunter spinoff Monhan Nikki Pokapoka Airu Mura, the publisher is expecting 91 billion yen in net sales this year ($1.09 billion) instead of the previous estimate of 95 billion ($1.14 billion).
Contributing factors to the falling forecast include the rising yen vs. the dollar and euro, the one-month
delay of
Dead Rising 2, and continued fallout from
underperformance of
Lost Planet 2. On a happier note, this reduced forecast is still much better than the 66.84 billion yen Capcom pulled in
last year.
